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John Ludwig Luckenbach was born in Ger- many, in 1738, and died at Hope, New Jersey, in 1795. He was brought to America by his parents, Adam and Eva Maria Luckenbach. In 1740 he married Magdelena Hottel, m. n. Musselman, and they had five children : John Adam, born in 1761, married Mary Magdelena Becker, and died in 1842 ; Barbara ; Eva Maria, wife of George Ising ; Catherine Elizabeth, who was born in 1767 and died in 1836, and was married in 1799 to David Weinland; and Abraham, who died in infancy. The second wife of John Ludwig Luckenbach was Eva Gehmann. They had two children, as follows: Elizabeth, who died in infancy, and John, who married Mary Kornman. The third wife of John Ludwig Luckenbach was Mary Gehmann, and they had three children : Abraham, born in 1777, married Rosina Heckedorn, became an Indian missionary and died in 1854. Samuel, born in 1778, married Sarah Chitty and died in 1846. The fourth wife of John Ludwig Lucken- bach was Elizabeth Partsch, who was born in 1745 and died in 1809. Their children were Lud- wig Daniel, who was born in 1783, and died in infancy; and Jacob Christian, who was born in 1784, and died in 1852.
John Adam and Mary Magdelena (Becker) Luckenbach had fourteen children: Joseph, born in 1782, married Rachel Frate and afterward Sa- lome Kiefer, and died in 1860. John David, born
in 1783, married Elizabeth Clewell, and died in 1850. Abraham died in infancy. Daniel died in 1821. Samuel, born in 1794, died in 1796. Maria, born in 1784, was the wife of Christian Borhek, and died in 1868. Catherine married Conrad Rau. John, born in 1789, died in 1810. Anna, born in 1787, became the wife of Joseph Walter, who was born in 1789 and died in 1846, while her death occurred in 1848. Elizabeth, born in 1785, was the wife of George Clewell and died in 1858. Sarah married Kidd. Samuel, born in 1801, married Sarah Hauer, and died in 1877. Louisa married Samuel Hoffert. Christian com- pleted the family.
Catherine Elizabeth Weinland, fourth child of John Ludwig Luckenbach, had five children- Daniel, Samuel, David, Sallie and Eliza.
John Luckenbach, seventh child of John Lud- wig, wedded Mary Barbara Kornman, who was born in 1777 and died in 1855. Their children were Charles, George, Lisetta, Mrs. Loretta Bush and James.
Rev. Abraham and Rosina (Heckedorn) Luckenbach had three children: Caroline, who died in infancy; Lucy Ann, who was born in 1816, and married Simon Rau; and Belinda, wife of William T. Roepper.
Samuel and Sarah (Chitty) Luckenbach had two children : Charles Augustus and William. The latter, born in 1803, married Sarah Tombler, and died in 1830.
Jacob Christian and Susanna (Heckewelder) Luckenbach had seven children: Cecelia, born February 21, 1812, died May 24, 1888; Henry B., born November 27, 1813, died January 12, 1901, married Olivia Pyrlaeus, who was born October 16, 1817, and died October 23, 1899. Lucinda, born December 18, 1815, married G. Traeger, and died July 20, 1890. Reuben O., born March 24, 1818, died May 14, 1880, married Caroline Oer- tem, who was born October 6, 1822. J. Edward, born August 28, 1819, and died October 25, 1898, leaving his second wife, whose maiden name was Catherine Bender. Josephine Wilhelmina and Joseph William died in childhood.
Joseph Luckenbach, son of John Adam Luck- enbach, had three children: Mrs. Sallie Klein;
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Lucy Ann, wife of James Jacoby, and Timothy, who married Angeline Line.
John David Luckenbach, second child of John Adam Luckenbach, had ten children: Jacob, who married Miss Whitesell; George; William, who was born August 6, 1807, and dicd July 28, 1893, and who was married three times, first to Eliza- beth Rice, second to Sarah A. Zahm, and third to Maria Kreader. Charlotte Elizabeth, who mar- ried J. C. Weber ; Mrs. Henrietta Riggs ; Anna, wife of S. Schaefer; Matilda, wife of Charles Jacoby ; Rebecca, wife of Ephraim Keck ; Thomas David, who was born in 1816, and died in 1871, and who married Josephine Whitmeyer; and Mrs. Sarah A. Babel.
Abraham Luckenbach and his wife Catherine (he the third child of John Adam Luckenbach) had eight children : Renatus, who married Cath- erine Boyer ; Reuben : Jacob : Charles ; Tilghman, deceased ; Caroline ; Clementine, who married Mr. Transue, and Lavinia.
The children of Maria Borhek are Helen, who became Mrs. Belling ; Maria, wife of Fritz Hoff- man; Lindora, who married Abram Grosch ; and Frederick R.
The children of Catherine Rau are: Charles, who married Miss Newhard; Adam; Mrs. Lucy Fehr ; Mrs. Caroline Opp ; and James.
The children of Anna Walter are Frances ; Mrs. Mary Rominger ; Adam ; Louisa, who was born in 1815, and died in 1896; Mrs. Eliza Solo- mon ; and Sarah, wife of William Boehler.
The children of Sarah Kidd are: Thomas, Adam, Jesse, Mrs. Julia Bilgert ; Mrs. Cornelia Snyder, Lewis, Mrs. Pauline Licht and Amelia.
The children of Elizabeth Clewell are : Lisetta, who married a. Mr. Kuester and after his death Jonathan Bishop; William; Henry; Mrs. Cor- nelia Regennas; Mrs. Louisa Weinland; Mrs. Charlotte Osborne; Samuel, who was born in 1822 and died in 1896. His wife was Elizabeth Tombler.
The children of Samuel Luckenbach are: Mrs. Parmenia Pflueger ; Mrs. Anna Eliza Fred- erick; John, who married Miss Kremser ; Ed- mund ; Charles, who was born in 1834 and died
in 1883, and who married Catherine Ebele ; Mrs. Amanda Stone ; James ; and Augustus.
The children of Louisa Hoffert are : Reuben ; Mrs. Sarah Keller ; Robert, who was born in 1824 and died in 1828; Benjamin and Henry, who died in childhood; Henrietta, wife of Henry Eber- hardt ; Charles ; Mrs. Mary Schada ; Edwin ; Mrs. Adelaide Ross ; and James.
Samuel Weinland had two sons, Harry, who married Miss Jones, and George, who died in childhood.
David Weinland had three children-Edward, William and Henry.
Mrs. Sallie Gold had four children: Mary Anna, wife of Rev. Bachman; James, who mar- ried Anna Barndt : Caroline, wife of Jacob Eg- gert ; and Emalinda, wife of Tobias Eckert.
Mrs. Eliza Kremser had four children: Ed- ward ; Adeline, wife of Martin Shultz; Caroline, wife of John Luckenbach ; and James.
Mrs. Lucy Ann Rau had one son, Eugene A., who was born July 22, 1848, and married Matilda Klose.
Mrs. Belinda Roepper had five children : Jane E., wife of C. W. Krause; Caroline L. ; Charles W., who married Nina Brashear ; Franccs A .; and Emma L.
Charles Augustus Luckenbach had four chil- dren : Maria, wife of Henry J. Seaman ; James S., who was born July 14, 1837, and married Cath- erine Chitty ; Louisa, wife of Dr. Edward Jacob- son, and Mrs. Libbie Diefenderfer.
William Luckenbach had four children : Israel, who died in childhood : Lucius, deceased ; Wilhelmine, wife of Adam Giering ; and Adelinc, who died in childhood.
Mrs. Lucinda Traeger had two children : Jo- seph H., who was three times married, the family names of his three wives being respectively Clauder, Austin and Hamman : and Louisa, who is the wife of Edward T. Myers and has two children, Emily and Harry J. Myers.
Reuben O. Luckenbach had three children : Edward H., born March 18, 1849: Theodore and Henry, who died in childhood.
J. Edward Luckenbach had four children :
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Hannah, born May 14, 1850, married Charles Taylor ; Martha, born March 31, 1852, married L. F. Leibfried ; Mary, born October 31, 1855, married Rev. C. Kinsey ; and Helen C., born Oc- tober 25, 1865, is the wife of James Krause,
Henry B. Luckenbach, father of Francis E. Luckenbach, married Mary Olivia Pyrlaeus, who was born October 16, 1817, and their children were: Francis E., born January 10, 1839; Ade- laide, born July 26, 1843, and married Harry Hammann, who died in June, 1893 ; and Maurice C., born August 30, 1852. Francis E. Lucken- bach married Elmira, daughter of John J. Levers. She was born April 9, 1841, and the children of her marriage are Henry B., born August 6, 1873 ; and Emily, who was born October 31, 1875, and is the wife of H. H. Lippincott.
DANIEL BACHMAN. The Bachman fam- ily of Lehigh county, Pennsylvania, worthily represented in the present generation by Daniel Bachman, a resident of Catasauqua, a successful business man, and a veteran of the Civil war, is an old and respected family in the territory cov- ered by this work. His ancestors were worthy and upright men, and as the centuries have come and gone the family have still retained their repu- tation for respectability and usefulness in the various vocations to which they have given atten- tion. The origin of the family is German. Some of the early ancestors came to this country in company with William Penn, one of whom be- came his private secretary. After William Penn purchased Pennsylvania he presented to his sec- retary, Mr. Bachman, the townships now known. as Upper and Lower Saucon, and from this place and this person sprang this illustrious family. The great-grandfather and grandfather of Daniel Bachman, sketches of whom appear elsewhere in this work, were among the pioneer settlers of Northampton county, Pennsylvania.
Thomas Bachman, father of Daniel Bach- man, was born in Lower Saucon township, re- ceived the limited educational advantages af- forded by the common schools of that day, and subsequently turned his attention to the lumber business, in which he achieved a large degree of
succcess, being well qualified for that line of work by the experience he had gained during a long residence in the section of the state where lumber was plentiful. His life, while not an eventful one as compared with others, was fruit- ful in good and honorable deeds, and left an impress for good upon all with whom he was brought in contact. His wife, Elizabeth (Heller) Bachman, a native of Hellertown, Northampton county, Pennsylvania, bore him the following named children: Jacob, deceased ; David, deceased ; Thomas, deceased ; Elizabeth, deceased ; Daniel, mentioned hereinafter; and Thomas Bachman.
Daniel Bachman was born in Hellertown, Northampton county, Pennsylvania, in 1835. During his boyhood he attended the common schools adjacent to his home, after which he served an apprenticeship at the trade of painter and trimmer in the manufacture of carriages, and this line of work he has followed up to the pres- ent time (1904). During his early manhood he took up his residence in Allentown, where he re- mained for a short period of time. In 1859 he located in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, and dur- ing his thirty-six years residence in that city was engaged in the manufacture of carriages. In 1897 he settled permanently in Catasauqua, and at once established a carriage manufactory, which is one of the leading enterprises of the town, and where he is now conducting an extensive and re- munerative trade. Mr. Bachman is an expert mechanic, and turns out nothing but the best grade of work, which fact fully accounts for the success which has crowned his efforts through- out his entire business career. He is a member of Cunningham Post, No. 37, Grand Army of the Republic, of Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, and a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows of the same city. Mr. Bachman is a rep- resentative of that class of men who during the progress of the Civil war, at great personal sac- rifice, gave their time, their ability and their skill to the service of the United States government. He served three different times; twice he was called out as a member of the state militia for short terms, and once, early in the year 1865,
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he was enrolled as sergeant in Company I, One Hundred and Fourth Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry. He served in a meritorious manner, and was honorably discharged at the close of the war.
Mr. Bachman was united in marriage in 1856 to Clarissa Newhard, daughter of Daniel and Elizabeth Newhard, and of the three children born to them, two are now living, Alfred and Cora. Alfred married Addie Bray, who bore him the following named children: Alfred D., James, Addie, Clara, and Catherine Bachman. Cora became the wife of James B. Rhoades, and their children are Casaline, Charles, and William.
FELIX WILLIAM LEINBACH, who died at Liberty, New York, October 28, 1899, and was buried at Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, traced his ancestry through five generations of German- Americans to the blood of the Fatherland. Born in the south, but "of northern traditions, at a time when sectional feeling was running high, he found himself out of harmony with his environ- ment, and in the final issue of the war gave up his residence and business connections and came back to the home of his forefathers in Pennsylvania.
The founder of the family in this country was John Leinbach, who was born in Wetterau, Ger- many, and who came to Pennsylvania in 1723, making his home in Berks county, at Oley. He married Anna E. Kleck, and in 1742, with his wife and three sons, he joined the Moravian brotherhood of Count Zinzendorf. These sons were: John, through whom Felix William is de- scended ; Frederick, born at Hochstadt, Germany, in 1703, and married Elizabeth Fry, born in 1709; John Henry, born at Hochstadt, married Harman.
John (2) oldest son of John (I) and Anna E. (Kleck) Leinbach, married Anna Catherine Rien, and a son Ludwig was born January 2, 1743. Ludwig (3) was born at Oley, and Oc- tober 3, 1766, he married Anna Barbara Lauer. She was only seventeen at the time of her mar- riage, and there is a tradition of her as a blue-eyed blonde of remarkable beauty. In 1767 Ludwig and his wife moved to Wachonia, North Caro-
lina, where Anna died September 10, 1800. Their children were as follows: I. John (4) through whom is descended Felix William ; 2. Joseph, who married Holder, and was the father of two sons and four daughters; 3. Susanna, who was born October 6, 1771, married Jacob Lash, and had two sons and one daughter ; 4. Indiana, who died young ; 5. Christian, born August 19, 1775, married twice and was the father of three sons and two daughters. 6. Catherine (twin of Christian) married one Reich, and died August 30, 1866; 7. Petrus, born December 8, 1780, mar- ried - Vogler, who bore him four sons, two of whom were Lewis and John ; 8. Rebecca Eliza- beth, born January 22, 1783, became the wife of one Stolz, and made her home in the west. 9. Christiana Gertrand, born November 5, 1787, also married a Stolz, and became the mother of two daughters ; 10. Anna Maria, born December 7, 1793, died February 10, 1864, married a man named Krause, and had two sons.
John (4), oldest child of Ludwig and Anna Barbara (Lauer) Leinbach, was born at Beth- ania, North Carolina, January II, 1768. He mar- ried Elizabeth Transue, who was born March 2, 1769. The children of this marriage were as fol- lows : I. John Henry, born at Salem, North Caro- lina, February 12, 1796, married Elizabeth Sny- der, born December 25, 1797; 2. Traugott (5), who will be spoken of in more detail; 3. a child that died in infancy ; 4. Anna Dorothea, born Jan- uary 7, 1803, died July 30, 1837, married John Jacob Chitty, and had two children, Commenius and Elizabeth; 5. Regina Elizabeth, born May 8, 1805; 6. Anna Abigail, born July 20, 1807 ; 7. Charles F., born September 20, 1810; S. William S., married Sarah Hauser, and was the father of four children.
Traugott (5), second child and second son of John and Elizabeth (Transue) Leinbach, was born in Salem, North Carolina, July 7, 1798. He was a jeweler and watch-maker. He married Maria Theresa Lange, a daughter of Christian Lange, who was born at Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, September 30, 1799. She died in Philadelphia, February 19, 1860, and is buried in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, her native town. Of this marriage
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the following children were born: 1. Sarah Ann Elvira, born February 8, 1823, married Jacob L. Fulkerson, August 12, 1845; 2. Laura Emeline, born September 12, 1824, died in 1826; 3. Cor- nelia Elizabeth born February 3, 1827, married Augustus Wolle (see sketch of Clarence A. Wolle), August 12, 1845, at Bethlehem ; 4. Au- gustine Nathaniel, born August 28, 1832, died at Bethlehem, August 22, 1877, married Mary E. Shultz; 5. Felix William (6) of whom fuller notice is made.
Felix William (6), fifth child and second son of Traugott and Maria Theresa (Lange) Lein- bach, was born February 19, 1837, at Salem, North Carolina. He was reared and educated there, and began work as a jeweler and watch- maker in the shop of his father. The family were skilled workmen, and had a prosperous busi- ness. Finally Felix William and his brother bought out the father's interest, and conducted it successfully until the outbreak of the Civil war. Although the family had been resident in North Carolina for two generations, they had kept up their northern associations. The wife of Trau- gott Leinbach was born in Pennsylvania, and the issue presented itself from two points of view. Felix William understood the position of his southern neighbors, but he was unwilling to take up arms on either side. Twice he was drafted and sent a substitute to the Confederate army. When a third draft was made he felt that his sympathies and his greater interest lay with the Union cause. He determined to go to the north, but the under- taking was a dangerous one. Many times during the journey he narrowly escaped capture ; once his pursuers were only a mile behind, but at last he gained the Federal lines in safety. After the war he settled up his business affairs in Salem and made his home in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, where he engaged in the slate business, which he conducted successfully for many years.
In 1866 Mr. Leinbach married Mary E. Evans, daughter of John and Margaretta ( Bar- nitz) Evans. John Evans, a lawyer of York, Pennsylvania, was born in May, 1800, and died at at age of seventy-five. He had one sister who married a Frenchman and died young. His chil-
dren were: George, Joseph, Edward John, who married Fanny Chapin and had four daughters,- Frances E., Margaretta B., Mary Pierrepont, and Sarah ; Mary E., born June 24, 1839 ; Albert, who died in infancy. The children of Felix William and Mary E. (Evans) Leinbach, were as follows : I. John Evans, born July 23, 1867 ; 2. Ellen Ther- esa, born September 12, 1868, who married Pros- ser Hall Frye, Professor of English at Lincoln University, Nebraska; 3. Walter Evans, born September 16, 1869, and died September 14, 1870; 4. William Augustine, deceased ; 5. Albert, de- ceased ; 6. Felix Thornburg, deceased ; 7. Margar- etta ; 8. Joseph, deceased ; 9. Beatta, deceased ; IO. Mary Evans.
ABRAHAM SEBASTIAN SCHROPP is a resident of Bethlehem, where for many years his. activity and energy have been important elements. in the business, educational and moral develop- ment of the city. He was born here March 22, 1841, and is a son of John and Maria Cornelia (Goundie) Schropp.
For many generations his ancestry is traced back to John Conrad Schropp, a native of Ger- many. He married Miss Berkmuller, and his death occurred in 1728, while his widow passed away in 1731. Their only child was Matthew Schropp, whose birth occurred on the 21st of March, 1722, at Kaufbeuren, Suabia, Germany. When a young man of about twenty-one years he came to Pennsylvania with the second Moravian colony that settled in the Lehigh valley, the year of the emigration being 1743. He married Anna Maria Tomet, who was born in Basle, Switzer- land, April 13, 1719. His death occurred in Salem, North Carolina, September II, 1767, and his widow afterward became the wife of the Rev. John Wolfgang Michler. Her death occurred in Nazareth, Pennsylvania, April 3. 1786. Unto Matthew and Anna Maria (Tomet) Schropp were born four children.
John, born October 11, 1750, was the next in the line of direct descent to Abraham Sebastian Schropp. Christian Schropp, the second of the family, was born June 27, 1756, and died Decem- ber 31, 1826. He was married November 17,
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1793, to Anna Maria Russmeyer, who was born in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, July 12, 1757, and died at Lititz, December 29, 1804. They had one child, Christian R., who was born October 7, 1796, at Lititz, and died June 23, 1821, at Nazareth. After the death of his first wife, Christian Schropp mar- ried Rebecca Edmonds, on the 8th of January, 1806. She was born August 9, 1762, at Sechem, New York, and died August 25, 1828. Mary, the third child of Matthew and Anna Maria Schropp, was born June 20, 1747, and died No- vember 10, 1819. Sabina, the youngest member of the family of Matthew and Anna Maria Schropp, was born November 5, 1759, and died May 8, 1848. She became the wife of William Henry, of Nazareth, and their children all born in Nazareth were as follows: Elizabeth, born Oc- tober 15, 1782, became the wife of John Jordan and died at Philadelphia, December 15, 1844; Anna, born September 29, 1784, died in 1801 ; John Joseph, born June 17, 1786, died December 2, 1836; Johanna Maria, born May 6, 1788, be- came the wife of the Right Rev. A. Benade and died January 31, 1811 ; Matthew S., born August 10, 1790, died January 20, 1862 ; Sabina, born Au- gust 4, 1792, became the wife of John F. Wolle and died March 22, 1829; William, born August 15, 1794, died May 23, 1878, in Wyoming, Penn- sylvania ; Jane, born June 5, 1796, was the young- est of the family.
John Schropp (2), the elder son of Matthew and Anna Maria (Tomet) Schropp, was born in Nazareth, Pennsylvania, October II, 1750, and died at Bethlehem, July 4, 1805. He married Maria Elizabeth Tanneberger, who was born July 15, 1753, at Nazareth, and died in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, August 23, 1801. The children of that marriage were four in number: Johanna Elizabeth, born August 17, 1785, in Nazareth, died in Bethlehem, May 7, 1810, Charlotte Sa- bina, born November 23, 1787, in Nazareth, died in Bethlehem, June 22, 1833 ; Maria Louisa, born June 27, 1790, became the wife of John Samuel Krause and died July 29, 1819. Her husband was born June 23, 1782, and died December 26, 1815. They had two children : Sophia Louisa. who was born February 13, 1811, and died at
Salem, North Carolina, in 1846, and Matthew, born August 6, 1814. Anna Caroline, born June 7, 1793, became the wife of Owen Rice, and died September 23, 1852. They had one child, Maria, who was born May 4, 1829, and died March 18, 1849. John Schropp (2) was again married, April 26, 1802, his second union being with Elizabeth Krogstrup, who was born May 18, 1763, and died at Lititz, March 25, 1819. Their children were, a daughter who was born and died on the 20th of August, 1803, and John, the father of Abraham S. Schropp.
John Schropp (3), the only son of John an Elizabeth (Krogstrup) Schropp, was born in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, September 8, 1805, an 1 died on September 2, 1840. He married Maria Cornelia Goundie, on the 12th of October, 1828. Her birth occurred October 15, 1807, and she died October 6, 1893, aged eighty-six years. By her marriage she became the mother of the following named children, all born in Bethlehem: Charles William, born May 15, 1830, died in Philadelphia, April 3, 1888. Maria Elizabeth, born April 21, 1832, became the wife of Charles M. Stout and died August 15, 1854. Henry John, born Decem- ber 1, 1833, died July 21, 1834. John Cornelius born August 28, 1836. Anna Caroline, born Feb- ruary 16, 1840, died December 31, 1841. Abra- ham Sebastian was the youngest of the family.
In his native city Abraham S. Schropp was reared, and to the Moravian schools he is indebted for the early educational privileges which he en- joyed. He afterward attended Vankirk's Acad- emy, and then entered upon his business career, serving from 1856 until 1861 as a clerk in the general ticket office of the Lehigh Valley Rail- road Company at Bethlehem. He responded to the first call of President Lincoln for troops at the beginning of the Civil war, enlisting in Com- pany A, First Pennsylvania Regiment. At the expiration of the term of service of three months, he was honorably discharged, on July 26. Sep- tember 12, 1862, he was commissioned as second lieutenant in the Fifth Regiment Pennsylvania Militia, emergency men. June 29, 1863, he en- listed in the Thirty-fourth Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment, Colonel Albright commanding, was
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commissioned first lieutenant and adjutant, and served with ability and fidelity until he was hon- orably discharged. Returning home, he again en- tered upon his business career, taking a position with the Bethlehem Iron Company. In 1864 he was made secretary, and he occupied that posi- tion until 1901, when he resigned, after a total service of thirty-seven years, having been longer in official connection with that great corporation than any other of its officers. His unflagging dili- gence, unabating energy and progressive spirit were salient elements in the success that attended the enterprise, and he retired bearing with him the esteem of all with whom he had been associated.
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